Lipetsk hand-to-hand soldiers won five medals of the championship of Russia

Athletes from the Lipetsk region won five medals at the Russian championship in hand-to-hand combat in Ryazan. Two of them became winners of the competition and received the right to perform at the World Cup as part of the national team.

The tournament took place from 1 to 6 November. About 800 athletes from 39 regions of Russia competed for the awards.

Gold medals were won by Gagik Aghajanov and Kristina Polennikova from the club "ACE-48". The silver medalist was Daria Safonova, representing the Avangard club. Two more bronze awards to the region were brought by Varvara Suvorov and Violetta Borovskikh from ACE-48.

According to the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of the Lipetsk region, the winners of the championship will be part of the Russian national team to participate in the World Cup.

The athletes were trained by coaches Pavel Kuznetsov and Maxim Safonov.